Vascular dementia (VaD) is widely recognised as the second most common type of
dementia. Consensus and accurate diagnosis of clinically suspected VaD relies on wide …

Because of the growing size and aging of the world's population, the global burden of stroke
is increasing dramatically. Current epidemiological data indicate that 16.9 million people …

Despite major improvements in primary prevention and acute treatment over the last
decades, stroke is still a devastating disease. At the beginning of the 21st century, the age …

Introduction Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity globally. Atrial
fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. It is set to reach epidemic …

Background The overall global burden of stroke is considerable and increasing. In China,
stroke is the leading cause of death and disability. Methods For this study, we used data …

Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a prevalent poststroke condition with severe
complications and increased mortality. Poststroke OD prevalence varies among studies and …

Cerebral stroke continues to be a major cause of death and the leading cause of long-term
disability in developed countries. Evidence reviewed here suggests that gender influences …

Although it is crucial to keep using the previous WHO clinical definition of stroke (rapidly
developing clinical signs of focal [or global] disturbance of cerebral function, lasting> 24 …

Background and Purpose—Major pathological stroke types (ischemic stroke [IS], primary
intracerebral hemorrhage [ICH], and subarachnoid hemorrhage) and IS subtypes, have …

With increased numbers of older people a higher burden of neurological disorders
worldwide is predicted. Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases do not necessarily …